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Sept. 22, 1931. J. WILHELM DOLL Filed March 14, 1929 Patented Sept. 22, 1931 une STATES `sanseri-ff`v ePrice-p JOHN n. WILnnLivnoF LONG rsLANn'NEi/v Yoran; .essie-Non. 'er NESNE AfLssIGrNivrEnrs,

To NARGON cicerone-Tiengen New Nenn, N. Y., A consom-leichten NEW Youn DOLL V Application iefi Marcil 14,'192sgj serial iv'ofeeafsai'.-A

This vinvention relates toa doll,k andan Objectis toprovide a doll ofthe socalled inouldedtype havinga sound ,producing de Vsecured in position vice appropriately therein. y p

A more detailedob] ect is to provide simple, eliicientand.practical means by `which a sound producing device'maybe operatively mounty to s Lcdthouo'h, made u) in various sha )es and sizes, usual-ly consist of a small cylindri-7 ed Within a hollow l moulded. gd oll body or head.

soundproducing device. Y v K A. further djetailedobject is to provideia doll having relatively movable head andliinb partsand to provideelastic stringingineans forr said partsserviceable also as supporting means for lthe Sound'producing device.

= A further detailedobject is to so arrange '20 the parts thattlie elastic/Stringing means j-and limbs operatively connecte-d with the body.' i. i v Other objects and aimsfofthe'invention, more or less specific than thosereferred to above, Will be in part obviousand in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, ar- Y rangements of' parts and applications of principles cnstituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated` will bey indicated in the appended claims.

Inthe accompanyingdrawings which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and in Which I have shovvninerely a preferred 'form of embodiment of the invention Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view through` a doll constructed in accordance With this invention. n

' Fig. 2 is a` rear elevational view of the 'structure seen in Fig. l, a p-ortion being ,broken away andshovvn inivertical section approximately upon the plane ofl line II-Il ofFigzLw Y. .r.

Fig. 3 isaview similar to Fig.` 2, though lon a smaller scale, and illustrating a modified arrangement of the Stringing employed, and

A furtherwdetailed is torpiiovidelmeans toi resiliently inovably 'supliiortfthe `sarily restricted to the use soun-d producing device.

`Fig. l is a vertical sectional vieiv through a doll head showingftlie manner in which the sound producing device may be vmountedin the `head if desired. j'

Referring y'to the drawings for describing in detail thestructures thereinillustrated, it maybe first explained that sound` producing devices for inclusion indolls and. like cal casing, Vas for instancea short section of `cardboardinailingftube7 closed Vat-its oppositeends by suitable lmetallic capzpieces at least one of Which. is perforated so that A sound producing device of this typefis `accordingly illustrated herein, but it ivillbe understood thatfthe invention is not neces- Iirinounting a sound producing, device rwithin an4 ordinary stuffed do-llbody the sound producingvdevice has been readily retained in position by the presence of the. stufling about it, but in V,a doll body of the f `moulded type, wherein no stuihng is reof Ythis type of quired or used, other means of retaining the y sound producing device has been found necessary.

According to the present invention `itis proposed that a moulded doll body may be provided, preferably through its back Wall,Y

With a large opening as L of such shape and size as to readily accommodate the sound pro-4 ducing device therethrough. v, l

The, sound producing device illustrated is indicated generally by the reference character Gr, consisting of the cylindrical portion l and the opposite end cap pieces2 and 3.

Arranged Within the opening L is a saddle bracket H. This bracket is preferably made from astrip of sheet metal bent into U-sliape. It is arrangedalmost Wholly Within thein terior of the` doll body with its. opposite legsf `as and 5 projecting outwardly through the opening L and being flanged over as at 6 and to .lie flat againstzthe outer surface of the ybody VWall rlhe extremel ends are preferablylprovided `With tangs as 9 thereon .bent` laterally and embedded within the material of the wall so as to rigidly fasten the bracket to said wall. n Y

The size of this bracket is just sufiicient to receive the sound producing device, as clearly indicated, the inner end wall surface as 10 0f the sound producing device resting against the outwardly facing wall surface 11 of the connecting portion 12 between the two legs 4 and 5 of the bracket, and the outerend surface as 13 of the sound producing device being approximately flush with the outer surface of the body wall 8.

A sheet 'as 14 of suitable material, such as muslin or cheese cloth, may be pasted onto the outer surface of the sound producing device and onto the adjacent outer surface of the wall 8 for retaining the sound producing device against outward displacement, though it will be understood that any other appropriate means maybe employed for this purpose as may be found expedient. The sheet or cloth 14, where it overlies the flanges 6 and 7 of the bracket H, being pasted firmly over said flanges and to the adjacent wall surface portions of the doll body, constitutes an efHcient means for assisting the tangs 9 in holding the bracket in rigid connection with the doll body.

vThe use of a loose woven cloth as a retaining sheet for this purpose Vhas the advantage that it is sufliciently porous to permit the easy migration of sound outwardly therethrough from the sound producing device.

The Stringing employed for holding the doll head 15 and the legs 16 movably connected with the body consists `of an endless elastic cord as 17. A, metallic hook 18 carried by this cord engages an anchor member 19 fixedv within the head. vThe cord extends downwardly from this hook and its lower portion carries a pair of hooks as 2O and 21 which are connected with the anchor inemliers l22 and 23 respectively fixed to the legs 6- 6. Y In its mid portion the two strands as 24 an 25 of the cord are spread apart and receive the sound producing device Gr between them. The bracket H is preferably arranged in a general vertical position within the body, and the strands 24 and 25 of the cord 17, being also in a. general vertical position, engage opposite relatively vertical side wall portions as 26 and 27 of the sound device and yieldingly restrain thefsound device against lateral movement out of position centrally within the bracket, as will be clearly apparent from the illustration Fig. 2. The bowed or spread condition of the strands 24and 25 imposes a resilient pressure of substantially equal force against opposite sides of the sound device so that objectionable movement of the sound device within the bracket is unlikely. At the same time the resilient character of this restraining means will always permit a certain amount of movement of the sound device with respect to the remainder of the doll in the event of severe shocks and this is of advantage since it constitutes a resilient support for the sound device operable to prevent likelihood of injury to the delicate mechanisin within the sound device.

The bracket H may be of a sufficiently resilient character to permit limited lvertical movement of the sound device'for 'the same purpose if desired. n In the modification Fig. 3 the structure is the same in all respects as has been above described but in addition it is proposed by this figure that if desiredthe opposite strands of the stringingcord 17 may be crossed either above or below the sounddevice, or in both of these localities, so as to more tightly grip the sound device. In the locality above the sound device the strands, when crossed, may engage hooks 28 and 29 connected with the arms 30 and 31 for holding said arms in operative moveable relation to the body.

The modification Fig. 4 illustrates the j manner in which lthe saddle bracket H may be employed for supporting` the'sound producing device in the head of the doll instead of in the body asin the other Figs. The form, the manner of attaching the bracket, and the use of a cloth sheet 'covering the sound device and opening L are the same as before, their being only a change of location from the body to the head of Vthe doll. In this event the cloth sheet 14 pasted onto the sound device and onto the surrounding surface of the head is relied upon to retain the sound device against lateral displacement from the bracket H;

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description, or shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense., l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a hollow moulded:y

4being supported between the legs of said bracket with its outer surface in the general plane of the outer surface vof the doll structure, means connected with the outer surface of the doll structure overlying said opening in engagement with the outer surface of the sound producing device to hold the soundL producing device against displacement from' said supporting bracket, and flexible means carried vvithin the structure engaging and pressing against opposite sides of the sound producing device to assist iny holding the sound producing device in position in said supporting bracket.

2.- A doll having a dollbody portion and relatively movable members, a sound prow ducing device arranged Within the doll body portion, and resilient supporting means for the sound producing device having connection with said movable members to hold said movable members connected with the body. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN H. WILHELM. 

